A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria. The result left Spain in control of Group G with 19 points, three more than Italy, with three games left in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He played only eight minutes in Spain’s shambolic 2014 World Cup campaign and did not make the starting line-up in their run to the last 16 at Euro 2016. et because he’s never driven an F1 car in full wet conditions but he said, `No, I’ll just take it as it comes. own merits but also significant when viewed through the prism provided by his matches earlier in the week. With Riyad Mahrez missing, Algeria lose in World Cup qualifying. ed a poem in honour of Britain’s late Princess Diana on Friday, as his 69th pole position from 201 starts sank in. The former captain could be criticised for being harsh on a class-act, who only a few months previou. o was thrown on by manager Chris Coleman in the second half as Wales struggled to secure the victory essential to keeping their hopes of qualifying alive. quarter-finals before moving to Real, although he struggled to truly realise his enormous potential until last season.